I've played the game in the past, but my laptop is not optimal for keyboard and mouse setup, is there a way to get a controller/gamepad set up to play MM8BDM?

Yes, there is an option to turn it on.

Settings > Customize Controls > Controller Settings > Enable Controller Support.

Thanks for the help, and while it does work with the game, the control stick sensitivity surprisingly high, even when I have the things as low as they'll go. Any tips for that?

It also doesn't seem to work when I boot up the Zandronum file of MM8BDM through Doomseeker, is this able to be fixed?

If you're trying to play online, it's possible launching it through Doomseeker is using a different config file associated with a beta.

I'm not too familiar with playing with controller myself in Zandro, but I don't think it's likely that there's a setting to reduce sensitivity even lower.

A different Config File associated with a beta? Like it's using something else? Should I try to change the config file to a different one?

And yeah, I don't think I'm gonna get any sensitivity configuration, so it will be unwieldy, but it's the best I can do with my current set up.